Respiratory sinus arrhythmia reactivity predicts emotion regulation and depressive symptoms in at-risk and control children

Biological Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-163

  Gentzler, Amy L ^a   Santucci, Aimee K ^b   Kovacs, Maria ^b   Fox, Nathan A ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Depression; Emotion regulation; RSA; Vagal tone

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BREATHING DISORDER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM; VAGUS TONE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOOD DISORDERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION;

EID: 69249209609     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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